{"id":17860,"date":"2013-01-29T13:54:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T17:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=17860"},"modified":"2013-01-29T17:50:36","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T21:50:36","slug":"jets-explore-ex-raiders-qb-russell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2013\/01\/29\/jets-explore-ex-raiders-qb-russell\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets Explore Ex-Raiders QB Russell"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to reports the New York Jets have been exploring the possibility of bringing in former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Russell was the number 1 overall pick of the Raiders in 2007 and became the poster boy for the more stringent rookie wage system<\/a> in the new NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement.\u00a0 After holding-out into his rookie season Russell eventually signed a $61 million deal with Oakland, going 7-18 as a starter, with 18 touchdowns, 23 interceptions, a completion percentage of 52 and quarterback rating of 65 during 3 seasons with the team.<\/p>\n

Always seeming to be out of shape and overweight Russell was released by the Raiders in May 2010 then arrested in July of that year for possession of a controlled substance.\u00a0 He was contemplating a return to the Louisiana Swashbucklers<\/a> of the Professional Indoor Football League in December 2011 since he played collegiately at Louisiana State University but never signed with the club.<\/p>\n

Currently weighing over 300 pounds and not having played professionally since 2009 Russell would be a long shot at making an NFL comeback but the \u201clook under any rock\u201d philosophy apparently still applies to the Jets even with the departure of Mike Tannenbaum.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> ProFootballTalk”s<\/a> Mike Florio is reporting the Jets are not interested in JaMarcus Russell:<\/p>\n

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I'm told the Jets have no interest in JaMarcus Russell. Story coming at PFT.<\/p>\n

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 29, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n